Why lack of training can put cybersecurity at risk [Q&A]
One of the effects of the pandemic and the shift to remote and hybrid working has been that organizations have become increasingly reliant on messaging tools like Teams and Slack.
But new research from CybSafe shows that 47 percent of workers have received no training in the use of these platforms and could be putting themselves and their employers at risk.
Cybersecurity teams are overconfident of their ability to deal with threats
A study from Immersive Labs finds that while businesses have high confidence in their overall resilience, teams are insufficiently prepared for threats.
The study, carried out by Forrester, surveyed 316 global cybersecurity training strategy decision-makers in the UK, US, Canada, Germany, and Sweden, finds that 82 percent agree they could have mitigated some to all of the damage of their most significant cyber incident in the last year if they were better prepared.
Older generations are less likely to click phishing emails
Digital natives aged between 18-39 are the most vulnerable age group for phishing scams, according to new data from security awareness training company SoSafe.
It finds that 18-39 year-olds have an average click rate of 29 percent on phishing emails, which drops to 19 percent among older age groups.
A third of people fall victim to cyberattacks despite training
A new study of 3,000 individuals across the US, UK and Canada finds that although 58 percent of tech users that had access to cybersecurity training or education say they are better at recognizing phishing messages and related attacks, 34 percent still fell victim to at least one type of cybercrime.
The research from The National Cybersecurity Alliance and CybSafe shows that of more than 1,700 incidents of cybercrime that were disclosed by participants, 36 percent were phishing attacks that led to a loss of money or data, while 24 percent report falling victim to identity theft.
Security awareness training goes mainstream but still needs more work
Some form of cybersecurity awareness training has been implemented in 97 percent of enterprises this year, according to a new survey of 1,900 security professionals from ThriveDX.
However, only 42 percent report involving their employees in security detection with the use of such measures as a Phishing Incident Button, while 65 percent agree that their training program needs expansion.
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